Combined score pad and game score indicator



Dec. 26, 1933. 'R F. WILSON 1,940,781

COMBINED SCORE PAD AND vGAME SCORE INDICATOR ATTORNEY DBC. 26, 1933. R, F, WILSON 1,940,781

COMBINED SCORE PAD AND GAME SCORE INDICATOR Filed May 5, 1932 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTQR WITNESS RITWLZ son ATTOR N EY Patented` Dec. 26, 1933 1,940,7s1 n l ,COMBINED sooaE PAD AND GAME scorta f y INDICATOR` j' Roland nwilson, M'innaiplis,iviiiin.4 Application May 5, i932. sgriaiNo. 609,541 f n l 3 Claims. (c1.Y 235490) v This invention relates to a combined score pad fand gamescore indicatorV for contract auction rbridge. n .Y f

` An object of the inventionis the provision oi Y-a combined score pad and indicator for 'the game -of contract 4auction-bridge which-will have visible vindicators to disclose at any stage of the game A a game score-of va partnership and also to show vwhether or not either side is vulnerable.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a combined score pad and game score indicator for contract auction bridge in which the score may be kept by a` scorekeeper during thegame with manually rotatable discs mounted :upon the back-of the lscore pad andprovided with numbers for representing the game score lof a partnership at any stage `during thegameY with Isight Windows inthe back for exposing individual numbers on the discs inconnection with pivotally mounted arms which are adapted tobe moved in a-conspicuous manner adjacent the exposed number for indicating whether or not either side or partnership is vulnerable.

A further object of the' invention is the provision lof a score pad having a rigid back iorn/ied of several sheets of heavy material spaced from each other ywith discs rotatably mounted onone of the members and located in the space between said members, the discs being providedwith numbers'A which may be expos/ed through a sight open- -ing to indicate the gamescore at any stage during a game of contract auction bridge withinfdicators movable to an exposed positionv adiacent the exposed number for indicating rwhether a side or partnership is Vulnerable.

This invention will be best understood from ay considerationv of the following detailed'description,in`view ofthe accompanying drawings forming a part of the specification; nevertheless, it

is to `be understood that the invention is not confined lto the disclosure, being susceptible of rsuch changes and modiiications which shall .de-

fine no material departure from the salient features of the invention as expressed in the appended claims. t

In the drawings:

Figure p 1 isv avplan view `of a combined score `pad and game score indicatorv constructed in accordance with the principles of vmy invention,

Figure 2 is a similar View showing the cover raised and showing a scorecard,

Figure 3 is a vertical sectiontaken along the line 3--3 of Figure 2, Y

Figurefl is a horizontal section taken along the '1ine4-4 of Figure 2, g l

vis vulnerable. .during the course ofthe game of the person keep- `Figure 5 is aplan` view of, a disc provided with numerals forxindicating the score of `a partnership,` i n i Figure 6 is a plan viewof al modified-form 4of ascore pad and `game `scoreindicator-i-n folded position, i 1 i i Figure 7 is a plan view in an open positionof the score pad and game score indicator,

Figure 8 is a vertical section taken along line 8 8 of Figure 7, and

Figure 9 ,is a view in perspective-.of an indi'- cator. n

In order to intelligently bid a -ha-nd of contract the bridge a bidder must know how the ygame `stands up to that stage in the `game and he :must also n know whether `or not either side `or partnership Questions are ycontinually asked ing the score as to how the gamefstands and whether either side is vulnerable.

In order ,to overcomel thisdiiculty vnumerals i 1G.l and l11 located respectively upon discs `adjacent the periphery of the discs 12 and 13 arendis- 1 played through sight openings at' all timesso that any of the players may` determine glance what the `game score is.

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A-rigid back 14 is provided upon which the i.

discs 12 and 13 arerotatably mounted -by means of pins'15.y rThese pins are provided witha `head 16 which engages the outer surface of the back the outer surface of an inturned portion 18v of a cover 1,9Vorap'ad 2O.` n i l y y lThe portion 18 of the cover 19 rests upon a second back member 21 whichis securedto the member 14by means of fasteners 22. The upper edge `of the member 21 terminates adjacent the upper edge ofl the member 14 so that said memv14u/ith the inner ends, as shown at 17, engaging bersnare of substantially the same. length and- The pad 20 yconsists of a number of sheets Of ships of the game. A line 30extends transversely and at right/angles to the lines 26and 27 and is disposed approximately midway of `each sheet. The columnsabove the line 30 are adapted toreceive the score relating to the V'honors while portions of the columns below the line 30 are adapt@ ed tocontain the game score of the several part- These sheets of nerships. This game score is also visibly indicated by the numerals shown at and 11 on the discs 12 and 13.

The side edges of the members 14 and 2l of the back of the pad are cut away, as shown at 31 and 32 to permit portions of the discs 12 and 13 to be exposed for manipulation.

As shown at 33 and 34 the upper portion 35 of the member 21 which extends beyond the upper edge 23 of the pad 20 is out away to provide sight openings through which the numerals on the discs 12 and 13 are exposed to view.

Indicia, as shown at 36 and 37, are placed upon the upper exposed edge of the member 21 to indicate the different partnerships of the game and thus associating the partnership with one of the discs 12 or 13.

Arms 40 and 41 are pivotally mounted either on the pins 15 or they may have a separate mounting eccentric with respect to the pins 15. These arms project beyond the outer edges of the discs 12 and13 and beyond the upper extreme edge 42 of the members 14 and 21. Indicia are placed upon the exposed portion of the arms 40 and 41 with the abbreviation Vul." and a flag with the abbreviation representing the word vulnerab1e. These arms may be exposed directly above the numbers exposed in the windows 33 and 34 or the arms may be moved to a position as shown in Fig. 1 at 40 where the arm is substantially housed between. the members 14 and 21 of the back.

The inner face of the cover, as shown at 43, may be provided with indicia giving briefly the rules of the bridge game and with the numbers representing the bids for the various cards.

As shown more particularly in Figs. 1 and 2, the numeral appears in the column represented by the word They and indicating the game score of one partnership. The numeral is shown applied to the 'first column under the designation We, representing the other partnership. These numerals have been placed after careful consideration in these columns by the scorekeeper and this score is ordinarily not exposed to view so that it would necessitate the bidder at `times to inquire as to the score and whether or In order toovercome not a side is vulnerable. Y this difficulty, the exposure of the game score, as shown in Fig. `1 by the numerals 60 and 70, as

lindicatedat 10 and 11, will eliminate this difficulty since any ofthe bidders may readily inspect the visiblerindicator and determine for himself the game score.

When a side or partnership is vulnerable the scorekeeper places the rarm 41 in the position k'shown in Fig. 1 and extending outwardly beis vulnerable while the substantially hidden arm 40 may be moved to its exposed position beneath the numeral 70 when the partnership, indicated .by We is vulnerable.

Referring more particularly to the construction 'shown in Figs. 6 to 9, inclusive, it will be seen that a relatively'stiff sheet of paper forms the Yfront and back covers of the score pad, as shown at 80. This strip of material is folded as shown Iat 81 adjacent the inner end of a pad 82 which is secured at 83 to the strip or sheet 80. The pad has the usual lines and indicia for the keeping a score.

One end of the strip or sheet is folded upon itself as shown at 84 with the free end 85 terminating in spaced reiation with the inner end of the pad 82. The portions 86 and 87 of the backing or covering 80 are spaced apart and held together by means of fasteners 88 and 89 of well known type.

A disc 90 is rotatably mounted on the fastener 89 and is located between the members 86 and 87. rlhe portion of the disc adjacent the periphery is provided with a series of numerals, as shown at 91, which are adapted to be exposed before a sight opening 92 formed in Athe member 87.

The sides of the members 67 and 86, as shown at 93, are cut away to permit the operator to engage the periphery 94 of the disc 90 for rotating the disc and for displaying consecutive numerals 91 before the sight opening or window 92.

A lever 95 is also pivoted on the fastener 89 and is provided with a right angular extension or arm 96 having a designation in the form of a ilag, as shown at 93, adapted to be displayed through the window 92 inwardly of a numeral 91. When this flag 97 is exposed through the window 92 it will indicate that the side represented by the numeral 98 is vulnerable. The lever 95 is provided with a reinforcement 99 and a portion of the arm where the reinforcement has been applied projects through a slotted portion formed between the curved slits 100 and 101. The space 102 not only serves as a guide for the lever 95, but provides for the exposure of the reinforced portion 99 while permitting the operator to grasp this portion and move it from opposite ends of the slotted portion 102. 'Ihe slits 100 and 101 are located in the member 87.

A second disc is rotatably mounted on the fastener 88 as is a lever 111. The disc 110 is provided with indicia 112 adjacent its periphery which is adapted to be exposed before a. window 113 formed in the member 87.

The lever 111 is provided with an extension or arm 115 which is provided with a flag or semaphore, as shown at 97, indicating that the side represented by the designation 116 is vulnerable.

This nag is exposed through the window 113 when the lever 11 has been moved Vto one end of a slot 117 which is formed by the slits 118 and 119.

The members 86 and 87 are out out along their edges, as shown at 120, to provide an open space through which the portions of the dise 110 project 2 so that the operator may readily engage the disc and revolve the same when desired.

It will be noted by this construction that either the lever 95 or 111 is adapted to be moved along their respective slots 102 or 117 for placing the' flag 97 before the respective windows. The game count is visibly demonstrated o r disclosed by revolving either the disc 90 or 110 so thatthe numerals on the disc will appear before their respective windows.

I claim:

1. In a score pad, a relatively rigid cover memv ber formed of a pair of sheets of material spaced from each other, discs provided with numerals at the peripheries thereof and located between the sheets, means for rotatably mounting the discs, portions of the discs being located in overlapped relation, one of the sheets having cut-out portions forming windows for exposing the numbers as representing the game score for a partnership at various stages during a game of bridge, said windows being in longitudinal alignment, and

means'adapted to be moved into alignment with a Window adjacent anexposed number for indicating in a (io-operative manner with the numl ber exposed the condition of a partnership.

2. In a score pad, a relatively rigid cover mem- -ber formed of a pair of sheets of material, one of the sheets having cnt-outportions forming Win# dows, a lever pivotally mounted adjacent each Window, an arm projectingV from the lever and 3. In a score pad, a relatively rigid cover member formed of a pair of sheets of material, one of the sheets having cut-out portions forming windows, a lever pivotally mounted adjacent each window, an arm projecting from the lever and having the free end thereof provided with indicia adapted to be exposed before a Window, the lastmentioned sheet having a pair of arcuatelyshaped and concentrically disposed slits adjacent each lever thereby forming an arcuatelyshaped strap, the free end of a lever being located between a proximate strap andthe inner face of said sheet, the portion of the lever between a pair of slits being exposed to view and adaptedr to be engaged by the finger of an operator for `oscillating the lever and for moving the free end of the arm before a, window.

ROLAND F. WILSON. 

